Clothesline prop



y 3, 1952 uus'. GRA\-IELLE 2,602,624

CLOTHESLINE PROP Filed Nov. '7, 1949 Patented July 8, 1952 UNITED STATES CLOTHESLINE PROP Ulysses Simpson Gravelle, Washington, D. 0. Application November 7, 1949, Serial No. 125,943

1 Claim.

This invention relates to clothes line prop construction, and more particularly to means for I securing the clothes line prop in position on the clothes line, to the end that the clothes line prop will be secured in position against removal without the use of tools, which will discourage theft of the clothes line prop.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for securing a clothes line prop or pole to its clothes line, so that it will not become disconnected to allow the clothes line to fall during swayingof the clothes line under wind pressure.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts, hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

clothes line pole or prop 5, the threads are painted,

I leaving a deposit on the threads which will cause Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating a clothes line prop securing device constructed in accordance with the invention, as connected with a clothes line.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the securing device.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a bottom view of the device.

Referring to the drawing in. detail, the refer-.

ence character 5 indicates a clothes line pole or prop which is provided with threads at its upper end, which threads cooperate with the internal threads of the sleeve 6 in securing the sleeve 6 in position on the pole or prop.

The reference character I indicates a threaded plug with grooves 8 disposed directly opposite to each other, the grooves extending inwardly from the side of the plug. These grooves communicate with the groove 9 which is formed in the lower surface of the plug, as clearly shown by the drawing.

The clothes line engaging member embodies a length of wire material bent intermediate its ends to provide a coil [0 and leg II, the free ends of the legs ll being extended inwardly as at I2, where they rest in the groove 9, the legs I I being fitted in the grooves 8.

The coil [0 is designed to accommodate the clothes line, which in the present showing is indicated by the reference character 13, the clothes line being firmly secured at its ends, so that it cannot be readily disconnected from its supports.

It might be further stated that when the sleeve 6 is positioned over the threaded end of the the threads to become secured together against r0- tation other than by means of a tool. The same may be said for the threads of the plug I, to the end that removal of the clothes line prop in an effort to removethe prop by unauthorized persons, will be discouraged. The coil portion of the securing device will allow the prop to be readily adjusted longitudinally of the clothe line and. at the same time securely hold the prop in position.

Formed in the upper end of the plug 1 is a square opening l4 into which a suitable wrench may be positioned for exerting excessive pressure on the plug, to tighten it securely against the end of the pole or prop 5 to further insure against unauthorized removal of the prop.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

The combination with a clothes line prop hav-, ing a threaded end, of a clothes line prop securing device comprising a sleeve positioned on the threaded end of the prop with substantially onehalf of the length of the sleeve extended beyond the end of the prop. a plug threaded in the portion of the sleeve extended beyond the end of the prop, said plug having grooves in the side thereof and having a groove in the bottom communicating with the grooves of the side, a length of wire material bent intermediate its ends providing a double loop, and legs, the legs being fitted in the grooves in the side of the plug, the ends of said legs being extended inwardly and fitted in the groove in the bottom of the plug, securing the length of wire material to the plug, said double loop portion of the wire extending beyond the end of the sleeve in which the clothes line is held, and said plug adapted to grip the inwardly extended ends of the wire holding the wire against rotation in the sleeve.

ULYSSES SIMPSON GRAVELLE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENT Number Name Date 878,943 De Milt Feb. 11, 1908 1,557,894 Sturgis Oct. 20, 1925 2,231,531 Epler Feb. 11, 1941 2,268,430 Silbernagel Dec. 30, 1941 2,293,800 Brown Aug. 25, 1942 2,449,778 Hyde Sept. 21, 1948 2,486,696 Wenzel Nov. 1, 1949 

